The winner and the second lucky people :)

Thank you a lot of people for participate in give away! I drew lots by free lottery software. :)

OK, the winner for overseas is....

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Sans!

Congratulatioooooons.!!!

And... I drew lots the second lucky three people in haste. :D
I gift them little gift. Little gifts are these. Please look forward to that which gift arrive to you. :) (Two miniature works are for domestic.)

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The second lucky three people are....

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Anthoula        Sonya Rottella       cockerina

Congratulatioooons!!

Four people! Please tell me your nickname, real name, address and your country by e-mail quickly or within a week. :) I reply you.

I'm sorry for not winners. If I have other give away someday, please participate again.

Thank you soooooooooooo much!!! :-)))

Give away

September 6, 2010
Participation for give away finished. I'm sorry, I can't accept comment participate date of 6. Please understand it. 
Thank you so much for your participation in my give away! I was surprised that a lot of people participate in my give away! I'm sooooo glad! Thank you! :-))))
Please wait a little for announce the winner in September 8th. :)


Thank you for waiting. I do give away~! I prepared give away for two people, one for overseas, and another for domestic someone (Japan).

Give away are...this! (click to bigger photo)

Plus... ta-dah!

Cup and my favorite flavored tea! Illustration of cup is I drew. :D (These cups are not miniature.)
Have a fun your teatime while see my miniature. hehehe. :P Miniatures, cup and tea are one set.

*Please read carefully.* 
If you participate in this give away, please comment "participate!" in this post, or send me e-mail. If choose sending e-mail, please write "give away" in subject, and tell me your nickname. It's OK that choose whichever you like better putting comment or sending e-mail.

If you have resided in Japan, please comment "応募します" or "ouboshimasu" and your nickname in my Japanese blog, or send me e-mail, subject "応募します" or "ouboshimasu" and tell me your nickname. You can also send me mail in mail form that under there is in my home page .
日本国内にお住みの方は必ず「応募します」と書いてください。海外在住の日本人の方は、当方の英語ブログの方にコメント"participate!"と書いて頂くか、メールの件名に「give away」と書いてお送り下さい。なにかメッセージがあれば、もちろん日本語でOKです〜。

Each miniature set are a little different. One is olive oil, and other is extra virgin olive oil. And mug cup's illustrations too. I choose which set send to winners. If you are winner, please look forward to it!  I hope you'll like it. ;-)

I promise that I do not share winner's personal information to third parties.

Participation term is From September 1st to September 5th. I will announce of the winner on September 8, Wed. on this blog.

(Same explanation is also in my home page. :D)

I will send give away to the winner by small packet with registered mail or EMS. I do packing carefully, but if something trouble happened (missing pack or damage etc.), please claim to your country's post office. I'm sorry, I can't prepare same set again.

OK! GOOD LUCK! AND HAVE A FUN!

Notice :)

My home page come 5th anniversary soon. :) And this English blog also come 2nd anniversary in this November. :) My character is get excited easily but soon cool down. :P But I can keep making miniature for long time! It's miracle!
And, at first I thought that couldn't keep writing in English for long time. I had idea that I was going to stop writing on three month. But various countries people see to my blog and sometimes some people send me glad e-mail. :-)) Therefore I could writing this blog in English for two years! I am thankful for everyone!

It come 5th and 2nd anniversary, I have plan give away with thankfulness. :-) I am preparing for it now. I will write about detailed explanation on this blog after a few days. Please wait for a few days.

Vacuum forming

I have tried vacuum forming, and I have practiced now. Today, I report still in progress.

To start vacuum forming, must to prepare tool of vacuum forming. This tool sell at the shop of plastic model, but it's expensive. So, I make by my hand in economy. :D I got little wood box and crevice tool of vacuum-cleaner in 100 yen shop.  (this store is like an one dollar shop or 99 cent shop in USA) And I bought a punching sheet and sponge tape in other store. The cost of materials is under 1000 yen (about $10). :) 

Next, I assemble a vacuum forming tool.

1. Cut short crevice tool, make a hole in the box for crevice tool. insert a crevice tool in the box, and fix by glue.

2. Put a punching sheet on the box by glue, and moreover gummed tape. And put sponge tape. 

Box size is 11cm X 11cm. The inside diameter is 9cm X 9cm. But this inside area is a little wide to miniature. So, I made frame that made in paper and sponge tape to make little area.

Prepare two plywoods (11cm X 11cm), make hole 6cm X 6cm each, sandwich a sheet of plastic 7cm X 7cm (0.3mm thick) between plywoods, and fasten with a clip. This photo is plastic sheet after heat and vacuum. I have tried and practiced some various mold. I practiced in the mold of kouglof in this photo.

I guess that this hole is still a little wide. I will make new frame that inside area 5cm X 5cm. 

Well... I have made a lot of trash now. XO I understand:

simple form（circle or square plate etc.）could vacuum forming well.

detail and very little or thin line etc. could not or difficult. 

But I guess I could do it. I need more time to succeed....

Macaron

I made miniature macarons from resin clay. ummmm color was a little light. But it's no problem. :-) Macaron has pretty shape. :D I guess it is useful in miniature work.

I have eaten macaron only once at buffet in hotel. Macaron that I ate was mysterious texture and too sweet taste. Honestly speaking, I don't understand the taste is good or not. But I will try to eat another macaron again in the near future.

Wine bottle & Olive oil bottle

I had made miniature wine bottle and olive oil bottle. I mistook make wine bottle once, so I spent a lot of time. At last done. :-) An olive oil bottle is twist design. It's modernness? he-he-he.

I draw sunflowers and olive by my hand with color pencils, and processed and reduced in PC soft Photoshop and Illustrator. I had understood that those illustrations are not can't see detail. But I was disappointed again when I saw them real. :,-( I did my best.... boohoo

Open cans

I made some open cans.
I'm going to rust on cans.

...Oh?

 Moderate in eating is best. :D